(LIVE STREAM) PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDS PUBLIC CABINET MEETING

We are expecting a live stream from the White House today. President Trump is presiding over a public cabinet meeting. Streaming starts at 9amET. The question we are trying to answer today is, what is the destination of thousands of troops that have already arrived in the Middle East. More are still on the way. There are speculations about a potential assault to seize the Iranian islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa in the Strait of Hormuz. SAfter walking out of a House Armed Services briefing on Iran, Congresswoman Nancy Mace signaled that she will not support troops on the ground in Iran, "even more so after this briefing" (link).

RSBN Live stream: President Trump Holds a Cabinet Meeting.

A massive invasion, Iraq style would require a lot more troops and materiel in place than is currently the case. John Conrad adds his two cents to the debate. I find him more credible than a bunch of other folks who need to generate clicks and fill an overload of airtime. 

Trump is NOT escalating this into a major ground war. Let me spell this out with crayons.

I’m a US Merchant Marine Captain, O6 (not O3) equivalent. We are a tiny forgotten service with one MF overarching specialty: moving escalatory armies overseas.

It’s true a general like… https://t.co/K8WN7bGYXw

— John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) March 25, 2026

Apparently this ruffled some Army feathers in the Pentagon today.

Oh well.

I can no longer enter the building thanks the NYTimes so…

What are they gonna do?? Take away my seat in the new press tent outside? 😂 https://t.co/kCJYEKekJm

— John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) March 26, 2026

While many are expecting a US military operation to seize the Iranian island of Harg, a number of experts are confident that this is a diversionary tactic, and in reality, the US military will attempt to capture the islands of Larak and Qeshm, where the IRGC's naval bases, port… pic.twitter.com/bmgMpMelH5

— Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) March 25, 2026

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